Chief Bradley
| Chief Bradley | |
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| First appearance: | "The Great Grando" |
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| Created by: | Lee Falk and Phil Davis |
The Police Chief is a character from the Mandrake the Magician comic strip that first appeared in "The Great Grando".
Fictional Character Biography
The Police Chief is named Bradley but mostly just called "Chief" and has been aided by Mandrake on several occasions. He created the "S.S.D." (Silly Stuff Dept.) for absurd and unbelievable cases that only Mandrake could solve.
Family
Chief Bradley have one granddaughter and one son, Chris.
Notable appearances
Some of the stories where Chief Bradley has featured most prominently are:
| Year | Daily/Sunday | Title | Artist | Comments |
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| 1940 | Sunday | "The Theatre Mysteries" | Davis | |
| 1941 | Daily | "The Great Grando" | Davis | |
| 1944 | Daily | "The Dome" | Davis | |
| 1946 | Daily | "The Brass Monkey" | Davis | |
| 1948 | Daily | "Derek" | Davis | Family: Granddaughter |
| 1960 | Daily | "The Rockaby Thief" | Davis | Mentioned by name: Chief Bates |
| 1964 | Daily | "The Chief" | Davis | Family: Chris |
| 1985 | Daily | "The Supercomputer" | Fredericks | Mentioned by name: Chief Bradley |
| 1998 | Daily | "Mandrake's Wedding at Xanadu" | Fredericks | Mentioned by name: Chief Brand |
| 1998 | Daily | "The Fisherman" | Fredericks | Mentioned by name: Chief Brad |
| Characters | |
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| Supporting |
Mandrake the Magician • Chief Bradley • Hojo • Jed • Karma • Lothar • Magnon • Narda • Theron |
| Villains |
Aleena • Derek • Luciphor aka The Cobra • The Mole • The Octon • Saki aka The Clay Camel |